October 27th

This week consisted of me refining my final web pages for the graphing unit, and adjusting based on feedback. Most of my instruction has been produced using Dreamweaver with a little Flash. I have had good feedback on the Flash, and neutral feedback on the HTML. This next unit I will try to use more Flash when appropriate, and less HTML. I have appreciated all the feedback from all viewers of this project, and hope for more.

http://www.behsscience.com/master/Graph.html

Tom

October 20th

The majority of this week was spent redoing the audio tutorials for my labs. I was surprised how long it took to record these and edit them for mistakes and timing errors. I tested them with a couple of students and my wife to see if they were coherent. From this I learned that I needed to make some basic changes. Here is a link to a rough draft web page with content, and a Captivate movie.

http://www.behsscience.com/master/graphing/Lp1.html

I still have to make some modifications on this page and the others that are linked from this document. If you explore you will see some pages are more developed than others, this is still a work in progress.

I also started to develop the assessments activities for the next unit. The next lab book is much larger, and will require more creativity in instruction.

This has been a rewarding week as I have actually been able to see actual content, and see how students respond.

Tom

October 13th

Good week!

The majority of this week was spent taking my two units and taking the instruction that I had created and putting into an online format. It is now in its infancy, but it is ready for students to test it in the online format. I primarily used Dreamweaver and Flash to create a somewhat interactive learning environment. I have also used captivate to do some screen recording when it came time to teach the students how to use LoggerPro, the main graphical software they will be using. I am not quite ready to have learners view the finished product of the LoggerPro tutorials, and have still not quite figured out how to have the student install the LP with me not at their homes. I guess in the design of this class there will have to be a mailed supplement to the students with the LP software and any large videos on a CD for them to view. I think that this is reasonable, in that most students have to purchase supporting materials for almost any class that they take.

I have modified my timeline somewhat, but it is still a work in progress. I did not really grasp the whole project at the beginning, and I think that there will still be many changes to come.

My test students are excited to see this show on the web; it is nice to have some interest.

All else is well. UEA ROCKS!

Tom

October 6th

Not a lot of progress this week. My grandmother passed away last weekend, so I spent the majority of the evenings with my mother.

I have made a significant change in the timing of my design. I was going to create the materials this semester and then modify them for delivery over the web next. I have decided to do these steps together to help the people reviewing my material to have easier access to it. The web materials are not in finial draft form, rather a rough prototype of what is to come. I learned this technique in another class and think it will help me to work better, and to provide a better final product. Doing these steps together is slowing the progress down significantly, but I also have both semesters to work on the project. As long as I average two units per semester I will be fine. I still have the daunting task of adding the interactive labs and video as well. A lot of work left, but honestly, a lot of work is done.

I will modify my timeline for my next submittal.

Tom